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So you just bought or received a Primos Hot Dog, and you don't know how to use it? The Hot Dog is a coyote call of great quality, that is if you use it correctly. Follow the steps below to ensure that your hot dog is used to its full potential.

Steps

1

Look at the back of the packaging. See all the different calls that are there. If you don't see 15 different calls (in bold lettering), download the PDF of it to your iPod touch or smartphone and look at that. The PDF is found at www.primos.com.

2

Review the diagram with the different letter positions on the mouthpiece. If you already threw it away, look carefully on the mouthpiece for the letters A, B, C and D.

3

Learn the barks. They are used for both male and female coyote calls. Place your lips somewhere on the mouthpiece and blow quick bursts of air into it, as if saying "bark."

Method1

Male Coyote Sounds

1

Learn the male locator howl. Place your lips on D. Blow while gliding your lips to C. Sounding like a siren, it should be one note with zero breaks.

2

Learn the young male challenge howl. Place your lips between C and B. This should sound like this: "Bark, bark, hoooooo, hooooooo."

3

Learn the old male challenge howl. Glide your lips from D to C. It should make a "hoooooo" sound, but shorter than the locator howls.

Method2

Female Coyote Sounds

1

Learn the female whimper. Real coyotes do it when unwanted males chase them. Place your lip between A and B. Blow as if saying "too" and quiver your jaw while doing it. Repeat a couple times and you'll sound like an upset female coyote!

2

Learn the female locator howl. Blow and glide lips from C to B, making a higher "hoooooo" than the male locator.

3

Learn the female invitation howl. This is what a female sounds like when looking for a male to mate with. Glide your lips from C to B, making a "hoo, ho, ho, hooooooo" sound.

Method3

Prey Distress Sounds

1

Learn the adult deer distress. Place your lips between C and D. Cup your hand around the end of the horn and open it as you blow, making a low "bwaaa" sound.

2

Learn the fawn distress. Place lips between B and C making a "waaaaaa" sound.

3

Learn the injured bird call. Not everyone can make this call. However, if you can, place your lips between A and B. Flutter your tongue while blowing.

4

Learn the two rabbit distresses. For cottontail, place lips between B and C and blow a small amount of air. For jackrabbit do the same, but add a little "hum" to it.

5

Learn the coyote ki-yi. Pronounced KYE-yie. This is an injured coyote. For an adult, keep on the horn but for a pup, take it off. Place lips between A and B and blow in short bursts of air. Try to sound like a hurt puppy.

6

Do this feral hog grunt. This isn't really a distress. Blow short breaths with lips on D. "Grunt grunt."

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